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ANNOTATED GAME
Tournament Game, Lodz 1929
Najdorf vs. Sapiro
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: French (C10), Rubinstein, Capablanca line
Najdorf vs. Sapiro
Annotated by: last_archimedean
(1564)
Chess opening: French (C10), Rubinstein, Capablanca line
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Just when Sapiro thinks he has established a safe position, Najdorf unleashes a pulverizing attack that smashes Sapiro's defenses to flinders. A spectacular performance by the 19-year-old! | |
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 |
All book so far. |
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3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 |
Sapiro's choice to exchange the Pawns leaves Najdorf with a strong center Pawn and a well-placed Knight at K4. |
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4... Nd7 5. Nf3 |
Already Najdorf is looking to target Black's K-side. |
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5... Ngf6 6. Bd3 |
Preparing to castle, after which he can plan an attack. Najdorf's development is already far superior. |
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6... Be7 7. O-O |
Now that his King is safe, Najdorf can begin operations. |
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7... b6 8. Ne5 |
With Sapiro having missed a chance to castle, Najdorf thrusts forward, aiming to quicky smash Black's position. |
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8... Bb7 9. Nxf6+ |
Black's best reply is 9... BxN, preserving the opportunity to castle behind a solid Pawn barrier. |
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9... gxf6 10. Nxf7 |
With Black's K-side Pawns shattered, Najdorf willingly sacrifices the Knight to expose Black's King. |
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10... Kxf7 11. Qh5+ |
As usual, this move signals the beginning of the end. |
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11... Kg8 12. Re1 |
Now threatening R-K3 followed by R-N3 ch. |
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12... Nf8 13. Rxe6 |
Another beautiful sacrifice, which must be accepted as Najdorf threatens 14 RxB! QxR 15 B-B4 ch N-K3 16 B-KR6! winning at once. |
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13... Nxe6 14. Bc4 |
Immobilizing the Knight with a powerful pin. |
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14... Qd6 15. Bh6 |
Now the threat is 16 Q-N4 ch K-B2 17 Q-N7 ch! |
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15... Bf8 16. Re1 |
Piling on the pinned Knight, and 16... BxB??? now falls to 17 BxN ch K-N2 18 Q-B7 mate. |
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16... Bc8 17. Qe8 |
The position is a nest of mating possibilities. |
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17... Bd7 18. Rxe6 |
Closing the ring. White now has a devastating discovered check planned. |
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18... Rxe8 19. Rxe8+ |
Black's fate is sealed. |
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19... Be6 20. Bxe6+ |
Mate follows next move. |
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20... Qxe6 21. Rxf8# |
A splendid finish. |
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